Introduction

Question 1

Republicans:

Answer 1

Ideas of minimal government intervention in business and daily life, low taxes and conservative social policies

Question 2

Democrats:

Answer 2

Ideas of Civil Rights (with a significant number of exceptions in the South), unions in the workplace and progressive reform. After the 1930s, Democrats were also associated with the idea of government intervention for social and economic reform

Question 3

Separation of powers

Answer 3

Each group, legislative, executive and judicial, could curb the action of some others, making sure no one group had all the power

Question 4

Legislature:

Answer 4

Law-making body

Question 5

Executive:

Answer 5

Carries out laws

Question 6

Judiciary:

Answer 6

Applies and interpret laws